Current status of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulatory efforts controlling the disposition of solid materials.

Current efforts of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC) to develop rules for the disposition of low-activity solid materials and the outcome of U.S. NRC rulemaking activities in this area since the late 1990's are described. International efforts on the disposition of low-activity solid materials and future plans of the U.S. NRC on this subject are also described.